Gijsbert Hanekroot (Brussels, 1945) worked as a news photographer from 1969 to 1983 for magazines like OOR, Nieuwe Revu, Margriet and Viva and for various newspapers. He is autodidact. During an internship with Philip Mechanicus he made concert photos of The Outsiders, which began his career as a rock photographer. He was first photographer of OOR from 1970 to 1975 and was succeeded by Anton Corbijn, who was his assistant for some time.